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The Ashwin-Buttler Mankad — The Dismissal That Changed Cricket Law

Introduction March 25, 2019. Punjab Kings versus Rajasthan Royals at Mohali. With RR chasing down a target, Jos Buttler was…
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Suryakumar Yadav — 101 IPL Matches Before India Picked Him

Introduction The cruelest phrase in Indian cricket is ‘not in the system.’ For years, Suryakumar Yadav was one of the…
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T. Natarajan — From Powerloom Worker’s Son to India’s Yorker King

Introduction There are IPL stories and then there is T. Natarajan’s story. His father ran powerloom machines in Salem, Tamil…
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RCB Defending the Title — Why History Says It’s Nearly Impossible

Introduction The defending champion in the Indian Premier League faces a specific, structural disadvantage that no other major sports league…
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL 2026 — Can the 15-Year-Old Do It Again?

Introduction When Vaibhav Suryavanshi arrives at the RR team hotel ahead of IPL 2026, he will be 15 years old.…
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Matheesha Pathirana — The Malinga Clone KKR Paid Rs. 18 Crore For

Introduction There is one bowling action in cricket that is immediately recognisable. The very low, wide release point. The slinging…
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Ravindra Jadeja’s Trade to RR — The End of a CSK Era

Introduction When the IPL 2026 player trades were announced in December 2025, the one that stopped cricket India in its…
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Sanju Samson’s Move to CSK — The Trade That Shook the IPL World

Introduction Few IPL transfers have generated as much conversation as the one that sent Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals to…
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MS Dhoni at 44 — The Farewell Season That India Cannot Look Away From

Introduction Sometime in 2019, the conventional wisdom in Indian cricket was that MS Dhoni’s batting was declining and his retirement…
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Rishabh Pant — The Most Expensive Player in IPL History at Rs. 27 Crore

Introduction Rs. 27 crore. When Lucknow Super Giants placed the winning bid for Rishabh Pant at the IPL 2025 mega…
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